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Lord Buxton (British High Commissioner) at the visit of the High Commissioner to Swaziland, 13 September 1917. Ndlovukazi Labotsibeni Mdluli was King Sobhuza II's parternal grandmother. She was also known as Gwamile, or Mgwami, from the verb "gwamile", meaning to stand firm and unshakable, to be indomitable, adamant. She was commemorated in 1975, International Women's Year. (Photo: National Archives)